Seven fantastic themed parties for children:

Not only is a theme party fun, but many theme parties teach your child new skills or expand his knowledge, expose him to other cultures, or teach him about a particular topic. Plus, it’s an experience he’ll never forget. Here are some ideas for children’s theme parties you may want to consider:

1. A Dress Up and Role Playing Party

Children love to dress up and do role playing. Why not buy some vintage clothes and jewelry at a thrift store and allow each child to dress up in a way that suits his or her personality? Add some costume jewelry and hats for added creativity. Be sure to have a camera handy. You’ll want to take lots of photos.

2. A Tea Theme Party.

Children like to play “grownup”.  Why not let them have a grownup tea party complete with tea in elegant, flower cups, petit sandwiches and tasty scones? Give them a chance to dress up in old fashioned clothing and hats before "taking tea".

3. A Travel Theme Party

This is a chance for your child to learn about and celebrate the customs of other countries.  You could serve delicious foods from that country and talk about how children live and play in that particular area of the world. Placemats could be maps of the country being celebrated. At the end of the meal you could pay tribute to the music of the area by singing the country’s songs. This is a great way for children to have fun and learn at the same time.

4. An Artistic Collage Party

You can help children develop their art talent and creativity with this fun theme party. Give the children a variety of unique papers, magazine clippings, and other interesting paper items along with scissors and glue sticks. Let them have fun creating artistic collages. When they're finished, they can take their artwork home to proudly display it in their room.

5. A Magic Theme Party

Hire a local magician to come to your child's house and entertain your child and her friends with magic tricks. Serve food with magic themed names such as "Houdini's Hamburgers". Buy inexpensive magic kits to give to the children to take home.

6. A Bead Theme Party

Why not give your child and her guests a big bowl of brightly colored beads and some elastic cord and let them create their own one-of-a-kind stretch bracelets? Simply allow the children to string their beads on the elastic any way they'd like. When they're finished, tie the two ends together with a double square knot and add a drop of super glue to give added durability. Each child will leave wearing her own unique creation.

7. Host a Treasure Hunt

This is a perfect activity if you have a large backyard. Hide interesting little gifts and toys throughout your yard. Let the children enjoy the challenge of finding the treasures. Allow them to keep the items they find and give a prize to the person who finds the most.

A theme party is a great way to create lasting memories for your child.